Dolphins Fine Player for Tweet-Bashing Michael Sam

The Miami Dolphins have fined cornerback Don Jones after a pair of homophobic tweets. Jones tweeted "omg" and "horrible" after Michael Sam became the first openly gay player drafted by the NFL, reacting by kissing his boyfriend on-air, NBC Sports reports. Jones will undergo "educational training for his recent comments made on social media" before he's allowed to rejoin team activities, the Dolphins say. The size of the fine hasn't been disclosed.

Jones has apologized for the "inappropriate comments": "I take full responsibility for them and I regret that these tweets took away from his draft moment." Houston Texan Derrick Ward also tweeted about the kiss, calling Sam "no bueno for doing that on national tv." He added, per CNN: "Man U got little kids lookin at the draft. I can't believe ESPN even allowed that to happen." Ward says he's faced death threats following the tweets. (More Michael Sam stories.)